Football Wraps Up First Practice Of Season

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Ohio Dominican's football team held its first practice of the 2017 season under gray skies and wet conditions Monday morning.

The Panthers were projected to win the Great Midwest Athletic Conference title in voting conducted by the league's head coaches. ODU is coming off of a 7-4 campaign in its final year in the GLIAC and have 18 players who started three or more games returning this season.

Ohio Dominican opens the 2017 season at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 31 at California (Pa.).